Programme Structure
Curriculum
The programme offers Core and Elective courses.
- Core courses are compulsory courses offered in the first year.
- Elective courses are offered in the third term of the first year and all terms of the second year, where students get the opportunity to choose from a basket of multidisciplinary courses.
- IIMB courses are delivered through a combination of the following formats: lectures, classroom discussions, industry interactions, case analyses, individual and group projects, term papers, role plays, dissertations, simulations, business games, films, and various experiential learning methods.
During the first year, a PGP student is required to undertake sixteen core courses and two electives (totalling 49.5 credits). The first year consists of three terms, and the term-wise course details are given in the following table
| SL No | Term I | Term II | Term III |
| 1 | Accounting for Financial Decisions | Corporate Finance | Business, Government and Society: Ethics and Responsible Business |
| 2 | Advances in Business Communication | Communication in the Digital Age | Macroeconomics |
| 3 | Marketing Management | Operations Management | Managing Digital Business |
| 4 | Managerial Economics | Competition & Strategy | Entrepreneurial Mindset and Action |
| 5 | Organization Design | Managing People and Performance in Organizations | Elective-1 |
| 6 | Decision Sciences-I | Decision Sciences-II | Elective-2 |
Summer Internship
Summer internship is scheduled between the end of first year and the beginning of second year. Internship is optional for students who have at least 34 months of work experience prior to enrolling for the programme.
Courses and Credits – Second Year
A PGP student should earn a minimum of 45 credits and a maximum of 51 credits in elective courses over three terms in the second year. The electives cover a wide array of topics. Here is a sample list of electives:
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Infrastructure Development
- PPPs and Regulation
- Business Analytics and Intelligence
- Spreadsheet Model-Business Decision
- Current Economic Scenario; Indian Economy and Policy Matters for Business
- Global Securities Markets
- Corporate Governance: Indian and International Perspectives
- Corporate Valuation
- Digital Marketing
- Research for Marketing Decisions
- Brand Management
- Entrepreneurship in Action
- Personal Values, Goals and Career Options
- Creating High Performance Organizations
- Supply Chain Management
- Technology and Operations Strategy
- Green Business Management
- Strategic Thinking and Decision Making
Apart from electives on functional areas, IIMB also offers different types of courses such as language courses (German, French, Spanish and Japanese), courses with international immersion (like Business Planning in International Markets, Developing Technology Partnerships between Firms in India and Israel), and experiential courses (like the Himalayan Mountain Challenge and Motorcycle Immersion in Local Entrepreneurial Settings), based on the interest of students.
Elective Courses
Elective Courses
(offered in the recent academic years)
IIMB has the distinction of offering the largest number of elective courses among B-schools in India. The electives cover a wide array of topics as indicated below. Students follow a bidding system to select the elective courses of their interest. This is a tentative list that may change year on year based on students’ interest.
Decision Sciences
- Analytics for Cross‐functional Excellence
- Analytics for E-commerce and Retail Operations
- Business Analytics and Intelligence
- Data Visualization and Storytelling
- Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Natural Language Processing
- Optimization
- Sports Analytics
- Spreadsheet Models for Business Decision Problems
Economics
- Behavioural Economics
- Business, Finance & International Economy
- East and Southeast Asian Economies
- Econometrics for Consultants
- Global Common Negotiations and Business in Network Technologies
- International Financial and Monetary Economics
- International Macroeconomics
- Multinational Corporations
Entrepreneurship
- Developing Leadership Networks
- Entreprenuerial Marketing
- Motorcycles and Immersion in Local Entrepreneurial Settings
- Lean Launch Lab
- New Age Business Models
- Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
Finance and Accounting
- Advanced Value Investing
- Corporate Financial Strategy
- Corporate Governance and Ethics
- Financial Derivatives
- Financial Markets
- Financial Modelling
- Fintech: How Technology is Reshaping Financial Services Ecosystem
- Fixed Income Securities and Derivatives
- Global Securities Market
- International Finance
- Investment Banking
- Investments
- Management of Banks and Financial Institutions
- Mergers, Acquisition and Corporate Restructuring
- New Enterprise Financing
- Real Estate Investment Management
- Risk Management
- Valuation
Information Systems
- Applied NLP
- Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
- Artificial Intelligence Applications for Managers
- Big Data Analysis
- Digital Product Management
- Foundations of Machine Learning
- Gamification for Management and Business
- Managing Digital Transformations
- Managing Projects in an Agile Context
- Responsible AI
- Software Product Management
Management Communication
- Communication for Leaders
- Intercultural Managerial Communication
Marketing
- Agile Marketing
- Analytical Marketing
- Brand Management
- Business to Business Marketing
- Competitive Marketing Strategy
- Consumer Behaviour
- Customer Relationship Management
- Digital Marketing Strategies
- Global Marketing
- Growing Global for Digital Products
- Marketing Analytics
- Marketing Communication
- Marketing of Hi-Tech Products and Innovations
- Marketing ROI & Media Metrics
- Omnichannel Retail Strategy
- Product Strategy and Management
- Research for Marketing Decisions
- Sales and Distribution Management
- Strategies for Mobile Marketing
- Strategy, Tactics and Economics of Pricing
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Management
- Creating High Performance Organisations
- Decision Making
- Effective People Management
- Enlightened Leadership for Responsible Business
- Extreme Leadership
- Inclusive Business Models
- Leadership in Digital Era
- Leading with Joy
- Learning to Lead: Challenges and Competencies
- Managing Career Success and Transition
- People Management Skills
- Personal Values, Goals and Career Options
- Storytelling for Business Managers
Production and Operations Management
- Business Process Improvement
- Competition and Co-operation in Business Ecosystems
- Greening the Operations and Supply Chain
- Operations Strategy
- Project Management Essentials
- Responsible Business Operations
- Revenue Analytics
- Strategic Management of Services
- Supply Chain Management
Public Policy
- A Global Perspective on Gender
- Building Sustainable and Liveable Cities
- Business and Financial Sector Regulation
- Business Government and Society
- Business Law
- Business Unusual: Understanding Alternative Business Models
- Doing Business in Indian Infrastructure
- Education Policy: Concepts and Praxis
- Ethics and Public Policy
- Foundations of Development Economics: Conceptual Issues and Practice
- Health Economics: Theory and Practice
- History of India's Political Economy
- Rural Banking and Financial Inclusion
- Social Entrepreneurship
Strategy
- AI Strategy
- Business Strategy using Capstone Simulation
- Corporate Strategy
- Digital Business Models and Strategy
- Green Business Management
- Leadership: Vision, Meaning and Reality
- Learning from Corporate Failures
- New Product Development
- Platform Business Models
- Strategic Leadership
- Strategic Leadership: Sustaining Firm Growth
- Strategic Management in Media and Entertainment Industry
- Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
- Strategic Stewardship
- Strategic Thinking & Decision Making
- Strategy Consulting
- Strategy Implementation
- Technology and Innovation Strategy
Interdisciplinary Courses
- An Introduction to the World’s religions
- Business Planning for International Markets
- Design Thinking
- Explorations in Architecture and Design: Lessons for Managers
- Foreign Language Courses: French, Spanish, German, Japanese
- General Commercial Knowledge
- Himalayan Mountain Challenge
- Introduction to Hindu Philosophy
- Introduction to Indian Knowledge System
- Japan: Business, Economics, Politics and Society
- Management Paradigms from Bhagavad Gita